Promoting Fire Ecology Research, Education, and Management

The Association for Fire Ecology is an international organization dedicated to improving the knowledge and use of fire in land management. We are scientists, educators, students, managers, practitioners, policymakers, and interested citizens helping to shape the emerging profession and growing field of fire ecology.

AFE news

Join us for #FireCon2025 this fall!

The 11th International Fire Ecology and Management Congress will be held in New Orleans, Louisiana from December 2-6, 2025 with workshops, field trips, and 3 full days of presentations, discussion groups, and networking opportunities.

AFE News and Updates Posts

2025 AFE Photo Contest

We’re holding a photo contest in conjunction with the 2025 Fire Congress!

Strengthening Wildfire Resilience: International Practices - Survey

Contribute to an international study on wildfire resilience, which is gathering place-based insights into the opportunities and challenges of building resilience across fire-prone regions worldwide.

New Book: A Beautifully Burned Forest

A Beautifully Burned Forest: Learning to Celebrate Severe Forest Fire by Dr. Richard Hutto explores the beauty and ecological importance of severe fire.

Novel Fire Regimes Issue in Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B

A recent issue of Philosophical Transactions of the Royal Society B delves into novel fire regimes under human influence and climate change.

The Past, Present, and Future of Workforce Development and Education Panel Recording

A recording of The Past, Present, and Future of Workforce Development and Education panel from the 4th Southwest Fire Ecology Conference has been uploaded.

Accepting Nominations for 2025 AFE Awards

Nominations for 2025 AFE Awards are open until September 5th, 2025.

In Memoriam: Dante Arturo Rodríguez Trejo

A tribute to Dante Arturo Rodríguez Trejo, a renowned leader in fire ecology in Mexico.

Get Certified in 2025!

Applications are now being accepted for the 2025 professional and academic wildland fire certification program.

2026 JFSP Funding Announcement

The 2026 Joint Fire Science Program Funding Announcements are now open and close September 18th, 2025.

Look to the future and join the AFE Mentoring Futures Program as a mentee or mentor!

AFE's Mentoring Futures Program cultivates the future of wildland fire and resource conservation by investing in future leaders. The application due date for the 5th year of this program has been extended to June 25th.

fire ecology Journal

Featured

Oct 29, 2025

Research Highlight: Major changes in climate, vegetation, and ecological resilience in recent decades suggest climate smart management strategies for western US dryland shrublands and woodlands

Oct 29, 2025

An article recently published in Fire Ecology examines climate change in recent decades and how it impacts ecological resilience, vegetation trajectories, and fire regimes.

Oct 29, 2025

Upcoming EVENTs

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Dec 2

11th International Fire Ecology and Management Congress / New Orleans, LA

Save the date for the 11th International Fire Ecology and Management Congress in New Orleans, Louisiana!

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SAFE Chapter News

Student and Chapter News

Oct 16, 2025

USU Wildland Fire Club Explores Fire Management in Greater Yellowstone Area

Oct 16, 2025

Read about Utah State University’s Wildland Fire Club field trip to Yellowstone National Park to learn about wildland fire policy, ecology, and interagency management.

Oct 16, 2025

Sep 17, 2025

SAFE Discord Server

Sep 17, 2025

The Student Association for Fire Ecology has created a Discord server for students to connect with other students across the country!

Sep 17, 2025

Jul 11, 2025

Interview with Sohan Govindaraju

Jul 11, 2025

Read AFE’s interview with Sohan Govindaraju, a high school student researcher who developed a model to optimize camera placement for early detection of wildfires.

Jul 11, 2025

LATEST JOB POSTINGS

Jobs Posts

2026 U.S. Forest Service/SCA Wildland Fire Academy Fuels Team - Leader

The U.S. Forest Service (USFS)/Student Conservation Association (SCA) Wildland Fire Academy is an intense fuels reduction training program designed to introduce Field Leaders and Members to the rigors of the Fire & Fuel Programs across the USFS. During the program, Leaders and Members will train, live, and work as a cohesive and dynamic crew on fuels mitigation and fuels reduction projects. Leaders and their crew will be assigned to districts identified as Healthy Forest Restoration Act Wildland Urban Interface (WUI) Lands to learn how different National Forests handle the challenges of wildfire mitigation in their respective ecosystems.

Kulshan Handcrew Squad Boss, Wildland Fire Management Lead

The Washington Department of Natural Resources has an opportunity within their Northwest region for a Squad Boss on their Kulshan Fire Handcrew Module. This position serves as a Wildland Fire Management Lead (Squad Boss) for the agency, providing support for the Wildland Fire Protection Strategy, the Forest Health Strategic Plan for EWA, and the Forest Action Plan for WWA.

Professional Research Assistant

The Wildfire Research Center seeks a Professional Research Assistant who will work with the team’s novel dataset, which is currently comprised of 26,000 geo-coded, parcel-level wildfire risk assessments matched with 8,000 household survey responses across 20 projects in 6 Western U.S. states.

Uwharrie National Forest Prescribed Fire/Fuels Seasonal Crewmember

The Ember Alliance is hiring 2 seasonal, 6-month prescribed fire crewmember positions in Troy, NC. The Prescribed Fire/Fuels Module crewmembers will play an integral role in restoring habitat and reducing wildfire risk in central North Carolina.

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afe podcast: Fire Ecology Chats

Fire Ecology Chats

Nov 5, 2025

Episode 73: Fire gives avian populations a rapid and enduring boost in protected forests of California

Nov 5, 2025

Chris Ray discusses how fire has affected many of the bird species that are breeding in iconic national parks like Yosemite, Sequoia, and Kings Canyon.

Nov 5, 2025

Oct 22, 2025

Episode 72: Near real-time indicators of burn severity in the western U.S. from active fire tracking

Oct 22, 2025

Elijah Orland discusses using thermal imagery to better understand what leads to burn severity and how quickly we can get that information to others.

Oct 22, 2025

Oct 9, 2025

Episode 71: Major changes in climate, vegetation, and ecological resilience in recent decades suggest climate smart management strategies for western US dryland shrublands and woodlands

Oct 9, 2025

Jeanne Chambers, Jessi Brown and Sarah Barga discuss evaluating climate change in recent decades and how it impacts ecological resilience, vegetation trajectories, and fire regimes.

Oct 9, 2025